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Student-run media of Black Hills State University.  The Jacket Journal / Ponder Magazine / The Buzz FM

BHSU Media

Student-run media of Black Hills State University.  The Jacket Journal / Ponder Magazine / The Buzz FM

BHSU Media

Student-run media of Black Hills State University.  The Jacket Journal / Ponder Magazine / The Buzz FM

BHSU Media

Ponder Magazine

Letter From the Editor

Letter From the Editor

Bridget Schneller May 1, 2024

Life is about taking risks and living to the fullest. It is about walking through the doors that open up opportunities. It entails embracing the possibility of falling and getting hurt while on the journey...

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A Life in the Sky

A Life in the Sky

Bridgett Schneller May 1, 2024

Wheat dances in the slightest breeze creating a golden ocean that gently sways. The horizon of the South Dakota farm fields touches the June sky which is painted with the colors of pinks, oranges and yellows....

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Roping, Riding, Repeat

Roping, Riding, Repeat

Bridget Schneller May 1, 2024

The dirt-filled arena air has a thickness due to horses kicking up dust from their powerful legs. The dust is met with a scent that consists of livestock, leather and denim. As people enter the rodeo grounds,...

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Eight Seconds

Eight Seconds

Kendra Mitchell May 1, 2024

To most, eight seconds is not enough time to accomplish much. We spend more than eight seconds getting dressed, talking on the phone, and even brush our teeth longer. However, to Professional Bull Rider,...

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The Man Without a Plan

The Man Without a Plan

Nathan Feller, Managing Editor May 1, 2024

Weaving through faceless strangers on a sidewalk, the famed Murray Block stood motionless as tourists passed by. The rustic brick building exhibited a sense of dying history in the bleak, early afternoon...

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Tom Finke

Tom Finke

Nathan Feller, Managing Editor May 1, 2024

Tom Finke, along with his wife, Mami Yamamoto, resides in a quaint home, cluttered with decades worth of art from various adventures, in the suburbs of Denver, Colorado.  The walls of his home are...

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A Living Past

A Living Past

Bridget Schneller, Editor-in-Chief May 1, 2024

Just as we are part of our parents, so too, are they part of their parents and so on, and so forth. It appears as a domino effect, perhaps a chain reaction. Each generation is – in a sense – connected...

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A Taste of Livingston

A Taste of Livingston

Ashley Beguin May 1, 2024

Livingston, Montana, is a small town booming with great food and even better people. Visiting three businesses that bring their culinary expertise to the town gives a small taste of what the community...

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